#Middle East Tensions

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 Video shows explosion over Erbil in suspected drone interception — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Video shows an explosion in the sky above Erbil, in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.

  Related: #Regional Security, #Military Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Video shows explosion from Israeli strike in Lebanon — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Video shows explosion from Israeli strike in Lebanon

  Related: #Military Conflict, #Regional Security
• 🇺🇸 Trump says US forces to stay near Iran, ready for ‘next conquest’ — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  US threats against Iran and ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon cast doubt on fragile ceasefire efforts.

  Related: #US Foreign Policy, #Election Politics
• 🇺🇸 4 big questions hanging over Trump’s ceasefire with Iran — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Within 24 hours this week, President Trump jumped from threats to wipe out Iran’s civilization to announcing that Tehran had presented a plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire — less than tw...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #US Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Lebanon PM welcomes US-Iran ceasefire as Israeli strikes hit Beirut — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam expressed optimism in de-escalation hours after Tehran and Washington struck a ceasefire deal.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Regional Stability
• 🇺🇸 Pentagon readies for weeks of US ground operations in Iran: Report — 29/03/2026 [USA]

  Uncertainty looms over Trump's approval of the Pentagon's plans for limited ground operations in Iran's strategic regions.

  Related: #Military Planning, #US Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Russia took satellite images of U.S. airbase in days before Iranian attack, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says — 28/03/2026 [USA]

  Russia took satellite images of a U.S. airbase in Saudi Arabia three times in the days before Iran attacked the site and wounded American troops.

  Related: #Intelligence Gathering, #Military Surveillance, #Geopolitical Relations
• 🇺🇸 Trump claims progress with Iran as Tehran rejects ceasefire proposal — 25/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran has rejected the Trump administration's 15-point proposal to end the war, contradicting the president's claims that Iranian leaders are eager to end the conflict. Holly Williams reports.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 U.S. Circulates Iran Peace Plan While Sending Troops to the Middle East — 25/03/2026 [USA]

  The 2,000 paratroopers heading to the region may give President Trump more leverage in negotiations, but they also leave him with the option of doubling down on military force.

  Related: #Diplomacy and Military Strategy, #Energy Security
• 🇺🇸 Pakistan moves to mediate between the U.S. and Iran as Trump says he's 'giving it five days' — 24/03/2026 [USA]

  Pakistan is joining a growing list of countries acting as go-betweens for the United States and Iran, four sources told NBC News, with two of those sources saying an in-person meeting could be held in...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 U.S. speeding up Marine deployment to mideast — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. is accelerating the deployment of thousands more marines and sailors to the Middle East, according to two people familiar with the decision. It comes as Iran has launched new attacks on its n...

  Related: #Military Deployment
• 🇬🇧 Iranian strikes hit near Australian airbase in UAE, Albanese confirms — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Prime minister says no Australian personnel were injured and maintains Australia is not at war with Iran</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/18/australia...

  Related: #International Security
• 🇬🇧 Israel says 'limited' ground operations under way in Lebanon — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Troops are targeting "Hezbollah strongholds" in south Lebanon, where strikes reportedly killed seven people on Monday.

  Related: #Military Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Trump Asks for Help With Strait of Hormuz, and Israeli Forces Kill Family in West Bank — 16/03/2026 [USA]

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  Related: #Geopolitical Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Israel has no plans for talks with Lebanese government, foreign minister says — 15/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 Hamas calls on Iran not to target neighboring countries but affirms its right to self-defence — 14/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomatic Appeals
• 🇺🇸 What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran — 14/03/2026 [USA]

  Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran.

  Related: #Iran-US Relations, #Diplomatic Failures
• 🇺🇸 Iran&apos;s supreme leader issues his first statement as war with U.S. and Israel rages — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran&apos;s state media broadcast what it said was a public statement by Mojtaba Khamenei, as Day 13 of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran rages.

  Related: #Geopolitical Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Saudi Arabia and UAE condemn Iranian attacks — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Saudi and UAE ambassadors to the UN condemn Iranian attacks ahead of Security Council meeting.

  Related: #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 German Chancellor concerned US-Israel have no exit plan for Iran war — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  German Chancellor said there appears to be “clearly no joint plan” to bring the US-Israeli war on Iran to an end.

  Related: #International Diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 Moment ‘Hezbollah missile’ strikes Israeli radar station — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Israel has released video it says shows the moment a missile fired by Hezbollah struck a satellite and radar station.

  Related: #Military Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Iranian UN ambassador condemns US-Israeli ‘criminal war’ — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani urged the UN Security Council to stop the US-Israeli war.

  Related: #Diplomatic Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Trump backs Kurdish offensive in Iran: 'I'd be all for it' — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump said on Thursday that he backs the Kurds launching an offensive inside Iran, as the militias have reportedly been in touch with the administration over a potential incursion into Weste...

  Related: #U.S. Politics
• 🇺🇸 Hegseth touts U.S. military tactics in Iran war — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted the U.S. military's tactics against Iran and gave updates on recent strikes. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest.

  Related: #Military Strategy, #U.S. Defense Policy
• 🇺🇸 Watch live: Pentagon's No. 3 official testifies before Senate on national defense after Iran strikes — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s under secretary of defense for policy, will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday morning on the U.S. national defense strategy. The hearing comes d...

  Related: #National Security, #Geopolitics, #Congressional Oversight
• 🇺🇸 Trump says strikes on Iran could last four to five weeks — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  The Pentagon announced more troops and fighter jets are deploying to join the operation and confirmed at least six American service members have been killed, as Iran escalated its attacks on Israel an...

  Related: #Military Conflict, #Energy Security, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Asian defense stocks rise as US-Iran conflict stokes geopolitical tensions — 02/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Geopolitics, #Defense Industry, #Market Response
• 🇺🇸 Safe haven Japanese yen and Swiss franc gain after weekend Iran strikes — 01/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Currency Markets, #Energy Prices
• 🇺🇸 U.S. confirms 3 troops killed in war as Iran launches retaliatory strikes — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that at least three U.S. troops have been killed and several others were wounded in "Operation Epic Fury," the first American casualties of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. ...

  Related: #Military Conflict, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 North Korea says Israeli attacks and US military operation against Iran are ’illegal aggression’ — 01/03/2026 [USA] Related: #International Relations, #North Korean Foreign Policy